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Post by songstarliner on Dec 11, 2021 21:48:57 GMT -5
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Post by moimoi on Dec 12, 2021 11:21:31 GMT -5
I also love this. The world needs more applique.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Dec 12, 2021 19:08:38 GMT -5
Holy shit, all of that is gorgeous!
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Post by Desert Dweller on Dec 23, 2021 21:42:10 GMT -5
So, now in addition to making the cutest puppy bags, he also makes lobster bags? Wow
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jan 11, 2022 19:21:04 GMT -5
I bought myself this shirt and I look FABULOUS in it. Not quite as fabulous as this model but still.
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Post by Desert Dweller on Apr 10, 2022 23:53:31 GMT -5
This weekend I bought a shirt that is bright red. And it is a red that is just less than fluorescent, and veering towards orange. I wish I could find a picture. I may have to take a selfie.
I am not convinced I can pull off this color. It isn't the worst color I could try. Pastels are an absolute no go for me, as they make me look nauseated. However, bright colors are also somewhat iffy. However, I decided that I needed something bright and cheerful in my wardrobe, and since it doesn't make me look ill, it's fine.
We'll see how this goes.
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Apr 16, 2022 2:28:58 GMT -5
This weekend I bought a shirt that is bright red. And it is a red that is just less than fluorescent, and veering towards orange. I wish I could find a picture. I may have to take a selfie. I am not convinced I can pull off this color. It isn't the worst color I could try. Pastels are an absolute no go for me, as they make me look nauseated. However, bright colors are also somewhat iffy. However, I decided that I needed something bright and cheerful in my wardrobe, and since it doesn't make me look ill, it's fine. We'll see how this goes. I've found that I can pull off red pants but that a red top/jacket/etc is feels kind of extra on me unless the color is muted or veering more into mahogany. |
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Post by Desert Dweller on Apr 17, 2022 16:51:17 GMT -5
This weekend I bought a shirt that is bright red. And it is a red that is just less than fluorescent, and veering towards orange. I wish I could find a picture. I may have to take a selfie. I am not convinced I can pull off this color. It isn't the worst color I could try. Pastels are an absolute no go for me, as they make me look nauseated. However, bright colors are also somewhat iffy. However, I decided that I needed something bright and cheerful in my wardrobe, and since it doesn't make me look ill, it's fine. We'll see how this goes. I've found that I can pull off red pants but that a red top/jacket/etc is feels kind of extra on me unless the color is muted or veering more into mahogany.
Yeah, I haven't tried a red top and red pants before. However, a red dress is fine. Red isn't the problem with this top. Red is normally a great color for me. The problem is the near-fluorescent red-orange shade. I have pale skin with olive undertone. This doesn't make me look sickly like pastels do, but it is just slightly too bright for me to really pull off.
Related: Why is it now so hard to find non-pastel clothing in Spring? If I don't want white, and can't wear pastel, why are there so few other options? My only options seem to be spring or olive green. Luckily I love green. But wow.
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Post by songstarliner on Jun 1, 2022 17:23:13 GMT -5
My god. Look at this fashion.
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Post by songstarliner on Jul 3, 2022 22:48:16 GMT -5
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Post by pantsgoblin on Jul 8, 2022 8:39:47 GMT -5
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Jul 8, 2022 10:06:47 GMT -5
It wasn't a frock!
It was a frock lobster!
🎵 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 🎵
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Post by songstarliner on Aug 26, 2022 22:37:19 GMT -5
Dear Gucci,
Could I love you any more?
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 3, 2023 10:07:53 GMT -5
Upcoming outfit: And my "disco balls wearing bright pink cowboy hats" earrings |
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Post by Desert Dweller on Mar 3, 2023 23:09:03 GMT -5
Wow! I cannot wear that color pink! I am envious. The shoes will look fantastic with that.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Mar 4, 2023 20:42:06 GMT -5
These are so beautiful I almost cried
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 8, 2023 13:08:07 GMT -5
I'm going to a wedding in May, I've been looking for a new dress, and I asked my fellow plus-size besties if they had any recs/ideas.
And one of them asked if I've tried Shein. Which ... man, I'm not gonna say all of my clothes are top-notch ethically sourced and made, but Shein? Isn't that all basically plastic produced by slaves?
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Mar 8, 2023 13:25:28 GMT -5
I'm going to a wedding in May, I've been looking for a new dress, and I asked my fellow plus-size besties if they had any recs/ideas. And one of them asked if I've tried Shein. Which ... man, I'm not gonna say all of my clothes are top-notch ethically sourced and made, but Shein? Isn't that all basically plastic produced by slaves? not sure if you want to pay $160 for a dress, but the people who model the dresses for this site, are all different sizes - www.shopzuri.com/Not sure how fancy the dress needs to be. I haven't bought anything yet from this store so not sure about the quality, but the prints look lovely and the business seems to be ethical. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 8, 2023 13:29:59 GMT -5
I'm going to a wedding in May, I've been looking for a new dress, and I asked my fellow plus-size besties if they had any recs/ideas. And one of them asked if I've tried Shein. Which ... man, I'm not gonna say all of my clothes are top-notch ethically sourced and made, but Shein? Isn't that all basically plastic produced by slaves? not sure if you want to pay $160 for a dress, but the people who model the dresses for this site, are all different sizes - www.shopzuri.com/Not sure how fancy the dress needs to be. I haven't bought anything yet from this store so not sure about the quality, but the prints look lovely and the business seems to be ethical. I found a cute dress at Torrid I'm gonna give a shot, but had to order it online so we'll see - sometimes I'm bad at judging how something will look on me vs on the website. I do appreciate the link though!! |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Mar 8, 2023 17:41:46 GMT -5
The discourse around Shein is crazy—people leveraging left-derived arguments to argue they need designer clothing as if Shein is a national health service.
The thing is, though, that it’s likely Shein’s main customer base is not poor (or really, 19 year I of a who’ve just been introduced to critical theory) but middle-class people who do these huge hauls. Their profits, at least in the west, are probably like a liquor store’s—they make their real money from addicts.
It always surprises me how much stuff people have—the few times I’ve gone to a resale store I bring in something like four things (three of which get rejected), but people have these huge bags of clothing that would only fit in my closet because it’s a massive closet with wall-sized sliding doors. I have a pretty low acceptance rate, which I expect (but hey, cash is cash) because I don’t necessarily have stuff that moves. But those huge closets of Zara and the like—they do go even though it’s still fast fashion (even if it’s in a better class than Shein).
Obviously there’s also a huge men’s vs. women’s thing, as well. Even people who are pretty fashionable tend to move at a slower pace (I’ve been following Shuhei Nishiguchi of Beams for a few years. Now and he still wears a lot of the same stuff).
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Post by moimoi on Mar 8, 2023 22:47:25 GMT -5
The discourse around Shein is crazy—people leveraging left-derived arguments to argue they need designer clothing as if Shein is a national health service. The thing is, though, that it’s likely Shein’s main customer base is not poor (or really, 19 year I of a who’ve just been introduced to critical theory) but middle-class people who do these huge hauls. Their profits, at least in the west, are probably like a liquor store’s—they make their real money from addicts. It always surprises me how much stuff people have—the few times I’ve gone to a resale store I bring in something like four things (three of which get rejected), but people have these huge bags of clothing that would only fit in my closet because it’s a massive closet with wall-sized sliding doors. I have a pretty low acceptance rate, which I expect (but hey, cash is cash) because I don’t necessarily have stuff that moves. But those huge closets of Zara and the like—they do go even though it’s still fast fashion (even if it’s in a better class than Shein). Obviously there’s also a huge men’s vs. women’s thing, as well. Even people who are pretty fashionable tend to move at a slower pace (I’ve been following Shuhei Nishiguchi of Beams for a few years. Now and he still wears a lot of the same stuff). Oh yeah, there are many different ways to slice the fast fashion argument, but any way you look at it, Chinese companies like Shein, Zaful, Wish, etc. etc. are all by-products of Western overconsumption. Western brands' outsourcing to China is what initially created a glut of rejected merchandise that these sites began selling direct-to-consumer. Now, the demand for cheap fashion has shut down the Western brands' brick-and-mortar businesses and the clothes are being sold without the markup, for closer to what it cost to produce them (using slave labor). So in some ways the model is more efficient, but worse overall. On the whole 'classist' argument, I'm with JLL in placing the blame on affluent overconsumption rather than poor peoples' need. Low-income communities have always had discount fashion retailers like Rainbow, Strawberry (my go-to when I made 24k a year as a youth counselor), Discovery, etc. Those provide the instant gratification of trying stuff on and bringing it home right away to wear. If you're willing to wait weeks/months for a $25 dress you don't really need that dress. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 9, 2023 8:44:14 GMT -5
The discourse around Shein is crazy—people leveraging left-derived arguments to argue they need designer clothing as if Shein is a national health service. The thing is, though, that it’s likely Shein’s main customer base is not poor (or really, 19 year I of a who’ve just been introduced to critical theory) but middle-class people who do these huge hauls. Their profits, at least in the west, are probably like a liquor store’s—they make their real money from addicts. It always surprises me how much stuff people have—the few times I’ve gone to a resale store I bring in something like four things (three of which get rejected), but people have these huge bags of clothing that would only fit in my closet because it’s a massive closet with wall-sized sliding doors. I have a pretty low acceptance rate, which I expect (but hey, cash is cash) because I don’t necessarily have stuff that moves. But those huge closets of Zara and the like—they do go even though it’s still fast fashion (even if it’s in a better class than Shein). Obviously there’s also a huge men’s vs. women’s thing, as well. Even people who are pretty fashionable tend to move at a slower pace (I’ve been following Shuhei Nishiguchi of Beams for a few years. Now and he still wears a lot of the same stuff). Agree w/you and with moimoi, people say they can't afford nice/high quality clothing but the poor are definitely not the target for Shein. I am not immune to overconsumption - I own a lot of t-shirts and socks, for instance - but I also do my best to keep what I have in good shape and buy things that are decent quality to begin with. |
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Post by songstarliner on Mar 10, 2023 21:28:15 GMT -5
Louis Vuitton Dollhouse Handbag, a replica of the founder's house where he created his first workshop. I would pay upwards of $100 for this if I found it in a thrift store, but I imagine it's worth ten times that. |
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Post by Jean-Luc Lemur on Mar 22, 2023 14:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Apr 3, 2023 16:03:22 GMT -5
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Apr 5, 2023 14:25:59 GMT -5
The new stirrup pant. I don't like it, especially not styled like this  |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Apr 15, 2023 21:04:02 GMT -5
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Post by Rainbow Rosa on Apr 15, 2023 21:53:02 GMT -5
Holy shit I love these cyberpunk heroine wedges. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Apr 15, 2023 22:17:48 GMT -5
Need to see them with an outfit because I’m picturing a jumpsuit |
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Apr 15, 2023 22:37:56 GMT -5
Need to see them with an outfit because I’m picturing a jumpsuit Sadly I look like Tweedledum in jumpsuits but I definitely have both slacks and dresses that will go well with them. |
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